Sunny Chiu
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Photographer
Yolanda Y. Liou
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Prize
Official Selection
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Jury Top 5 Selection
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Company/Studios
Yolanda Y. Liou
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Website
From my project "I See You" - I combine photography and healing.
I invited strangers to share their darkest secrets with me, lead them breath work and take portraits of them.
I focus on the lives of Asian immigrants in the UK because that's my familiar culture and background. Many of us have moved far from our home countries, adopted English nicknames and adjusted to Western life, but we still carry the stress and challenges from our roots.
What sets us apart from artificial intelligence. This project shows that our unique human quality is our ability to connect with one another.
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Biography
Yolanda Y. Liou (b. 1990, Taiwan) is a photographer and moving image maker based in London, working with analogue film, digital and collage.
Her work focuses on connection and to offer a broader spectrum of representation and empower people to embrace their uniqueness.
Yolanda’s work has been published in Nowness, Dazed, i-D, Creative Review amongst others. She has exhibited her photography in Shanghai, LA and the National Portrait Gallery, UK and has had film screenings internationally.
Her book ‘Thank You For Playing With Me’ was launched in Jan 2024 The Photographers' Gallery.
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Awards
AWARD & RECOGNITION
2023 Der Grief Guest Room - "Happy accidents: embracing mistakes" - Simon Baker & Aden Vincendeau
2023 Portrait of Britain Vol. 6 Winner
2023 Art Finder Ones to Watch Summer
2023 Belfast Photo Festival Open Calls Shortlist
2020 Elephant Art - These Are the Essential Artists You Need to Watch
2020 Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize - Third Prize
2019 Creative Review Photography Annual - Honourable Mention
2018 Lens Culture B&W Awards - Editor's Pick
2018 The British Journal of Photography - Portrait of Britain - Editor’s Pick & People’s Choice Award
2014 Life Framer-Theme 11/Times of Life- Honourable Mention
